Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	say_a	ship_n	vessel_n	2,979	5	10.5881	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46594	The royal charter of confirmation granted by His Most Excellent Majesty King James II, to the Trinity-House of Deptford-Strond for the government and encrease of the navigation of England, and the relief of poor mariners, their widdows and orphans, &c.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)	1685 (1685)	Wing J381; ESTC R2580	74,522	223

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his_o majesty_n do_v hereby_o require_v the_o principal_a officer_n and_o commissioner_n of_o his_o navy_n governor_n of_o his_o fort_n and_o castle_n the_o officer_n of_o his_o custom_n and_o commander_n or_o officer_n of_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n ship_n or_o upon_o their_o meeting_n with_o or_o otherwise_o observe_v any_o merchant_n ship_n or_o vessel_n of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n wear_v such_o a_o flag_n jack_n or_o ensign_n contrary_a hereunto_o whether_o at_o sea_n or_o in_o port_n not_o only_o to_o cause_v such_o flag_n jack_n or_o ensign_n to_o be_v forthwith_o seize_v but_o to_o return_v the_o name_n of_o the_o say_a ship_n and_o vessel_n together_o with_o the_o name_n of_o their_o respective_a master_n unto_o the_o lord_n high_a admiral_n lord_n commissioner_n of_o the_o admiralty_n or_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o admiralty_n for_o the_o time_n be_v to_o the_o end_n the_o person_n offend_v may_v be_v due_o punish_v for_o the_o same_o and_o his_o majesty_n do_v hereby_o command_n and_o enjoin_v the_o judge_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o admiralty_n for_o the_o time_n be_v that_o at_o the_o several_a session_n to_o be_v hereafter_o hold_v by_o his_o majesty_n commission_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n for_o the_o admiralty_n they_o give_v in_o charge_n that_o strict_a enquiry_n be_v make_v of_o all_o offence_n in_o the_o premise_n and_o that_o they_o cause_v all_o offender_n therein_o to_o be_v due_o punish_v and_o all_o vice-admirals_n and_o judge_n of_o vice-admiralties_a be_v also_o to_o do_v the_o same_o and_o to_o attend_v the_o due_a observation_n hereof_o within_o the_o several_a port_n and_o place_n of_o their_o respective_a precinct_n give_v at_o our_o court_n at_o whitehall_n the_o eighteen_o day_n of_o september_n 1674._o in_o the_o six_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o our_o reign_n by_o his_o majesty_n command_n god_n save_o the_o king_n order_n constitution_n and_o by-law_n make_v by_o the_o master_n 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